A months-long manhunt for a New York juvenile accused of attempted murder ended quietly on Wednesday, when U.S. Marshals arrested the teen at his mother’s home on the 3400 block of Scenic Highway in Raleigh. Officials say the suspect, wanted in connection with a gang-related shooting in Manhattan last year, was taken into custody without incident.
According to WREG, the juvenile was identified as a suspect in a Sept. 9, 2025, shooting in Manhattan that authorities describe as gang-related. The victim was shot multiple times but survived, and prosecutors in New York charged the teen with attempted second-degree murder. Investigators told the outlet that a tip eventually pushed the trail toward Raleigh, setting up Wednesday’s arrest.
How the capture unfolded
The arrest was carried out by the U.S. Marshals Service’s Memphis Safe Task Force, a multi-agency unit focused on executing warrants and tracking violent fugitives across jurisdictions, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Launched late last year, the task force has already led and assisted in thousands of arrests, often teaming up with regional fugitive squads to chase collateral leads and coordinate takedowns outside the original issuing district.
Why authorities were searching
Investigators link Wednesday’s arrest to the Sept. 9, 2025, Manhattan shooting in which the victim was hit several times but survived, WREG reports. The outlet noted that the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force passed along a collateral lead to the Memphis Safe Task Force, which then tracked the teen to Raleigh. Local officials say the juvenile was taken into custody without resistance and is facing attempted second-degree murder charges in New York…